Demoted from wife to concubine? Reborn, the mistress of a noble family plots another high-status mar

Chapter 126

"Get up! Kneeling all the time, are you trying to tell others that I'm bullying you?" Murong Yu pinched his brow, bent down to help her up, feeling somewhat annoyed.

He was just a sworn brother.

"I am not that petty."

"Your Majesty..." Yun Xiyue was flattered.

"Sit down. Do you know how to play chess?"

The man had regained his composure, as if his earlier outburst and anger had never occurred.

Yun Xiyue truly admired his ability to change his expression quickly. "I know a little, but not as skilled as the Emperor in chess."

"Are you afraid of me?"

My hands trembled even when I hugged him.

Murong Yu felt frustrated. If she hadn't been poisoned by the aphrodisiac that day, would she have had the courage to snuggle into his arms?

"You are the Emperor... please don't be angry, to be honest."

"Serving a ruler is like serving a tiger; who isn't afraid of Your Majesty's majesty?"

Every word I said today was full of praise.

But there was no sincerity in them whatsoever.

Murong Yu smiled, holding a chess piece. "Hmm, that's right. I am the Emperor, and my word is law. What would you do if I made you a concubine?"

Yun Xiyue froze, holding the chess piece for a long time without moving.

"Your Majesty... I am unworthy."

"Whether you are worthy or not is up to me. Besides, you are already my woman. If you don't enter the palace as a concubine, do you want to remarry someone else?" The man's expression was calm and his tone was extremely gentle.

Yun Xiyue felt a bit suffocated by the pressure. She had never thought about this problem. When she first got involved with him, she thought it was just a passing interest of his.

He doesn't lack women, so why would he send her to the palace?

I never expected him to have such thoughts.

Yun Xiyue broke out in a cold sweat. After thinking for a moment, she stood up and knelt down. "If Your Majesty wishes me to enter the palace as a concubine, I cannot disobey Your Majesty's decree. I dare not defy the imperial order."

The man remained silent for a long time.

"If you don't go to the palace, what are your plans?"

Yun Xiyue breathed a sigh of relief. "After the divorce, I do not wish to remarry. My father is in poor health, so I will take over the Yun family business, manage it well, and become someone who can be loyal to the Emperor and serve the court."

So you've never considered entering the palace and marrying me?

Yunxi Yue: "......"

"That time, I offended Your Majesty... Your Majesty saved me, and I am very grateful... But becoming a concubine in the palace, I... cannot do it."

"As a way of repaying the Emperor, I can be loyal to him and do other things."

Murong Yu smiled and said, "Do something else? Like what?"

As he spoke, he reached out and helped her up. "For example, can you warm the bed? I have no shortage of anything else, but I do lack someone to warm my bed."

Yun Xiyue's face turned deathly pale as she recalled the man's ruthlessness. Murong Yu was not a man she could afford to offend.

He was cold-blooded and unpredictable.

I almost forgot that I helped her recently. There's no such thing as a free lunch. Murong Yu is already at the top, and he doesn't care about the Yun family's wealth. Even so, he can't help her for nothing.

"The Emperor has no shortage of women to warm his bed... Compared to warming the bed, I have more value that the Emperor can use."

"For example, if the emperor wants to break the control of the court by the noble families in the capital, I can lead the Yun family to help the emperor get rid of the Qi, Han, and Liu families."

Murong Yu couldn't help but smile upon hearing this, "Such arrogance!"

"How will I know if I don't try? I want the imperial merchant position, but if the emperor doesn't want to give it to me, he can simply refuse."

“Since His Majesty has bestowed the title of Imperial Merchant upon the Yun family, it must be because he believes the Yun family can be of use to you.” Yun Xiyue knew he didn’t believe she had such abilities, and she was somewhat angry, forgetting that he was the emperor, and shouted at him.

"I didn't say you couldn't do it, what's the rush?" Murong Yu raised his hand and pinched her cheek. "I just want to warm your bed."

Yun Xiyue quickly dodged his hand, "This subject does not wish to."

I never imagined that he would treat other men the same way.

Does she see her as a woman who can be manipulated at will?

"A delicate jade ball is not suitable for the Emperor."

Murong Yu was stunned for a moment, then looked down and realized that the thing at his waist had been taken back. "What's given away can't be taken back."

He quickly grabbed her wrist.